Oryol Refinery Halts Operations After Drone Attack
Reuters: The oil refinery in Orensk suspended operations after yesterday's attack by Ukrainian drones. PJSC 'Orensknefteorgsintez' in the Orenburg region suspended operations after a fire caused by an attack on August 11 by Ukrainian drones.
Consensus
- The Oryol Refinery (Orysknefteorgsynth) in Orenburg Oblast stopped operations on August 11.
- The shutdown followed a fire caused by a drone attack.
- The attack damaged several oil refining units at the facility.
- Reuters reported the incident based on industry sources.
- The governor of Orenburg Oblast, Yevgeny Soltsev, announced fuel supply restrictions in the region.
- Fuel sales were limited by vehicle license plate numbers and banned in containers.
- The refinery processed 4.2 million tons of crude oil in 2024.
- The refinery produced 1.8 million tons of diesel fuel and 600,000 tons of gasoline in 2024.
Points of divergence
- The refinery is owned by AO Forteinvest, which did not respond to a request for comment. — tg_echoonline_news
- The governor announced that fuel sales would be restricted based on even and odd days according to license plate numbers. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The governor stated that the region faces a 'difficult situation with fuel' and that logistics for product delivery must be changed. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The refinery has a capacity of 115,000 barrels per day or 5.76 million tons per year. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The governor announced the introduction of restrictions on fuel supply for both physical and legal entities. — tg_idelrealii
Coverage (5 sources)
- Oil refinery "Orsknefteorgsynth" in Orsk suspended operations after Ukrainian attack According to sources in the industry, Reuters agency reports. The facility was attacked on August 11. Governor of Orenburg region Yevgeny Solntsev... — Настоящее Время
- Oil refinery in Orenburg suspended operations after drone attack — Reuters — ЭХО / Новости
- Orsk Refinery suspended operations after drone attack — Reuters — Говорит НеМосква
- Oil refinery 'Orsknefteorgsintez' in Orsk suspended operations after Ukrainian attack — Настоящее Время
- Reuters: NPU in Orensk suspended operations after yesterday's attack by Ukrainian drones — Idel.Реалии
Key entities
- Reuters
- Orsk
- Orenburg Oblast
- NPZ
- Orsknefteorgsyntez Oil Refinery
- Evgeniy Solntsev
- Orsk Oil Refinery
- PJSC
- Orenburg Oil and Chemical Synthesis Plant
- Reuters NPK
- Reuters Orsknefteorgsintez Oil Refinery
- AO Fortinvest